In New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the leaders of the United States, Japan and Australia at the Quad summit in the United States later this month, as the influential group is likely to deliberate on global challenges. pressing issues, including the situation in Ukraine.
The summit is likely to take place on September 21 in US President Joe Biden's hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, people familiar with the matter said.
There is still no official announcement on the date and venue of the high-profile summit. This year it was India's turn to host the Quad summit. However, the group's leaders decided to hold the summit in a location convenient for everyone, due to the constraints of a tight schedule.
Under the new plan, India is expected to host the Quad summit next year.
Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida are among world leaders traveling to the United States to attend the UN Future Summit in New York on September 22 and 23.
The Quad summit is likely to focus on boosting cooperation among Indo-Pacific member countries, as well as delving into several key challenges facing the world, including the conflict in Ukraine.
In July, foreign ministers of Quad member countries held wide-ranging talks in Tokyo aimed at boosting overall cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
In a loud and clear message to China, the Quad foreign ministers' meeting reaffirmed the group's firm commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific and resolved to work towards a region where no country dominates others and every state is free from "coercion" in all its forms.
The foreign ministers also announced a plan to expand their ambitious Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) program to the Indian Ocean region that would facilitate monitoring of strategic waters.
In New York, Prime Minister Modi will also address an Indian community event, in addition to holding talks with several world leaders on the sidelines of the UN summit, the people cited above said.
The Future Summit will bring together leaders from several countries to forge a new international consensus on how to achieve a "better present and safeguard the future," according to the UN.
Effective global cooperation is increasingly critical to our survival, but it is difficult to achieve in an atmosphere of mistrust, using outdated structures that no longer reflect today's political and economic realities, the UN said.
The Future Summit is an opportunity to get back on track, he said.
The summit is likely to take place on September 21 in US President Joe Biden's hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, people familiar with the matter said.
There is still no official announcement on the date and venue of the high-profile summit. This year it was India's turn to host the Quad summit. However, the group's leaders decided to hold the summit in a location convenient for everyone, due to the constraints of a tight schedule.
Under the new plan, India is expected to host the Quad summit next year.
Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida are among world leaders traveling to the United States to attend the UN Future Summit in New York on September 22 and 23.
The Quad summit is likely to focus on boosting cooperation among Indo-Pacific member countries, as well as delving into several key challenges facing the world, including the conflict in Ukraine.
In July, foreign ministers of Quad member countries held wide-ranging talks in Tokyo aimed at boosting overall cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
In a loud and clear message to China, the Quad foreign ministers' meeting reaffirmed the group's firm commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific and resolved to work towards a region where no country dominates others and every state is free from "coercion" in all its forms.
The foreign ministers also announced a plan to expand their ambitious Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) program to the Indian Ocean region that would facilitate monitoring of strategic waters.
In New York, Prime Minister Modi will also address an Indian community event, in addition to holding talks with several world leaders on the sidelines of the UN summit, the people cited above said.
The Future Summit will bring together leaders from several countries to forge a new international consensus on how to achieve a "better present and safeguard the future," according to the UN.
Effective global cooperation is increasingly critical to our survival, but it is difficult to achieve in an atmosphere of mistrust, using outdated structures that no longer reflect today's political and economic realities, the UN said.
The Future Summit is an opportunity to get back on track, he said.
